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February 2, 2012
Last October, designer Vera Wang, fairy godmother to the wedding industrial complex, lobbed a neutron bomb into that white-lace vortex when she showed black at New York’s 2012 bridal Fashion week. And not just one black dress, like some malevolent dark swan stalking the joint. Wang made black—dramatic confections of tulle, lace and organza—the theme of her collection. In an industry propelled by conformity and “tradition,” the display was shocking, even potentially seismic. Queen Victoria may have popularized the white-as-driven-snow dress at her 1840 wedding, but Wang [...]
June 29, 2011
SHENZHEN, China, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Shenzhen Wuzhou Changlian International Trading Co., a trading company specializing in a great variety of wedding dresses, will announce its introduction of professional designers and needlemen in July from Embroidery City in China. A compete product line to design, manufacture and sales of wedding dresses will begin July, 2011.
For Fall 2011 it is all about being romantic with textures, fairy and princess designs, and even getting two gowns out of one. Wuzhou Changlian bridal wedding dresses will add their unique [...]
June 13, 2011
IF you need to dress to impress at a big event this summer and only luxe labels will do, we have the perfect way to cheat your way to an A-list wardrobe.
Stylish websites and boutiques are hiring out designer duds for a fraction of their usual cost to girls wanting to get their favourite celebrity or catwalk looks.
With Royal Ascot this week and wedding season in full swing, MELISSA SHEDDEN has tried and tested the UK’s three biggest dress-hire websites.
See how you can save hundreds [...]
June 7, 2011
With the monsoons making an early appearance, full length trousers and jeans are a cumbersome option for dressing as you make your way through muggy puddles and grimy streets. Try on an assortment of skirts and dresses depending on your body type to sail through the season with girlie finesse. Here’s a quick guide to the cut and flare that suits your body beautiful.
Pear-shaped mayhem While it’s never small enough, for some, thunder thighs and heavy bottoms are a genuine problem and not just [...]
June 5, 2011
DEPARTMENT store rivals Jennifer Hawkins and Megan Gale are seeing red – but all for a good cause.
The two glamours have put business differences aside for marie claire magazine Australia’s Red Dress campaign, which is raising awareness for heart disease, which kills more women than breast cancer and lung cancer combined, reported The Daily Telegraph.
"Politics aside, it’s about coming together to support a cause that is relevant for women, and they’re both great champions for charity and both understand the power of their celebrity to [...]
June 4, 2011
MARILYN Monroe sent men’s hearts a-flutter when she stepped onto a Subway grate – in her beautiful white dress in The Seven Year Itch.
And a movie memorabilia collector is giving you a chance to do the same – if you cough up a couple of million dollars first.
The pleated halterneck dress is being sold in an auction of iconic film costumes and is expected to fetch up to $2 million.
Other lots include Judy Garland’s costume from The Wizard of Oz, Audrey Hepburn’s Ascot dress [...]
June 4, 2011
Tonight on TLC a new series of documentaries was introduced called, ‘My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’ that explores the in’s and out’s of the secret society of British gypsies, which are often called travellers.
UK gypsies live on the outside of society and there are more than 300,000 travellers living in the Britain. Many are Irish or Roma. Their biggest traditions, which will be explored in this series, are the milestones in life where modern and ancient fashions collide. Thelma Madine is the coveted dressmaker in this [...]
June 3, 2011
Pamela Anderson has never been one to be shy about showing off her body.
And even going through a busy international airport, the former Baywatch star could not resist teasing fellow passengers with a glimpse of her world famous body.
At 43-years-old the actress is still in enviable shape and wore a see-through white dress as she strutted through Los Angeles Airport yesterday.
Bay-watch out! Pamela Anderson jetted into Los Angeles airport yesterday wearing a see-through white dress
The light cotton maxi dress left little to the imagination as the sunlight shone [...]
June 2, 2011
Kate Moss is determined to make sure she has a John Galliano dress for her wedding – even though the disgraced Fashion designer is preparing to go on trial just before her big day.
Kate has enlisted the help of Galliano’s boyfriend, Alexis Roche, to oversee every last detail of the dress while the former Dior supremo readies himself for a court appearance in Paris next month.
Galliano was sacked by Dior earlier this year after he allegedly made anti-Semitic comments, and Roche also left the company.
The supermodel, [...]
June 1, 2011
MARILYN Monroe sent men’s hearts a-flutter when she stepped on a grate in this scene from The Seven Year Itch.
And a movie memorabilia collector is giving you a chance to do the same – if you pay a couple of million dollars.
The pleated halterneck dress being sold at a film auction is expected to fetch up to $2 million.
Other lots include Judy Garland’s costume from The Wizard Of Oz, Audrey Hepburn’s Ascot dress from My Fair Lady and Julie Andrews’ clothes from The Sound Of Music.
All belong [...]
